I'd like to feel that whatever I play is a result of whatever I've heard.

We all learn from each other, and I never really hung out with guys in that way, so I missed out.

That's kind of my goal: to build a new row of meaningful tones.

I always felt as a horn player, a jam session wasn't satisfying enough for me. I should have been a rhythm section player, actually.

Bernstein grew up in my building in New York. He's a very, very fine player. When he was a kid, he came by to find out what was going on in the world of jazz.

I listen to classical music very much. There's a lot of jazz that I don't enjoy listening to.

Sound is the first thing that we tune into.